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The quest for a curling iron
Acebgd12
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My girlfriend's birthday is approaching and I'm looking for gifts. I'd like to buy her a curling iron, which I know she wants. Her hair is very straight and she's never had a curling iron, but she's had it curled before (at a salon I believe) and loved it. Because of that, she doesn't know what kind of curling iron would be optimal. Her flat iron is a Chi and she loves it.
Price is not really an issue here and I'd be willing to spend up to $125 on a nice iron. It needs to hold curls well for someone with very straight hair (that comes decently below her shoulders), and I've come to understand that ceramic is definitely the way to go. She doesn't want really big curls, so I'm thinking 1/2"-1" is the right barrel size. So what am I looking for here? I've looked online for reviews and they seem generally insufficient and sponsored. Effectiveness and quality are definitely my biggest concerns; fancy features and the like are nice if they aren't a compromise to overall quality.
Price is not really an issue here and I'd be willing to spend up to $125 on a nice iron. It needs to hold curls well for someone with very straight hair (that comes decently below her shoulders), and I've come to understand that ceramic is definitely the way to go. She doesn't want really big curls, so I'm thinking 1/2"-1" is the right barrel size. So what am I looking for here? I've looked online for reviews and they seem generally insufficient and sponsored. Effectiveness and quality are definitely my biggest concerns; fancy features and the like are nice if they aren't a compromise to overall quality.
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And a 1/2" curl is really, really small. Go with at least 1" but I'd probably go bigger unless she wants the Shirley Temple look. A lot of people don't brush out tight curls well and they end up like a poodle.
Thanks for the conditioner tip, I'll buy that too. As for what she's currently doing, she uses a pretty good conditioner regularly and her hair isn't damaged (to the eye at least...). She uses a flat iron in case she's slept on strangely on her hair and it gets bent or flippy or whatnot. Also, she wants moderate sized curls so I guess 1"-1.5" is more appropriate.
To the curler question...I don't know how she'd feel about them. She's never mentioned that so I guess I'll just stick with what I know she'd like. Unless they're quite a bit more effective.
She says the clamp on it is good. The springy part.
She is very knowledgeable about make-up and hair things, so I would listen to what she says. She went to an Ulta store the other day and ended up explaining to the employee what something did instead of the other way around.
edit. Link. http://www.hottools.com/#
edit: they have a stores in your area link. http://www.hottools.com/consumer.cfm
but they're listening to every word I say
And I'll give Hot tools a look. There's a store in my area I may visit.
So I can't help you, unfortunately, but I wish you luck on your journey and would be interested to hear what you end up getting and how well it works.
I'll check the exact brand I have when I get a chance.
My girlfriend says metal will ruin your hair. so go with ceramic.
but they're listening to every word I say